studio for anime dubbing?

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WhiteBeard

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Hi guys,

I want your help and suggestion for my home studio, please.

first of all, my studio will be JUST for a vocal records... nothing more... and to be specific i want to record a dubbing for (Japanese anime) with a bunch of friends... By using 1 OR 2 Mic`s.

What I got right now:
1 - MacBook.
2 - Shure condenser Microphone (KSM32) With shock mount and stand.
3 - calm room.

I have made a mistake when i bought this kit to record (Shure-X2U-XLR-to-USB-Signal-Adapter) which my iphone can record better quality.

So please can you guys tell me what's the best choice for me... do I need interface or usb mixer?
and whats the best model can i get with 700$, please note that my mic is condenser mic so it should provide phantom power option (I think).

Thanks... and sorry for my bad English.
 
Hi there,

Either a compact interface or usb mixer interface would do the job just fine.
If you think the option to ride faders will be useful to you then go with the mixer idea.

How calm is the room?
The two main things that you can't remove from a record are digital clipping and room ambience, so do some test recordings and assess whether you need some absorbent panels or not.

A little bit of rockwool, old skirting boards and an old bed sheet can really go a long way.
 
Steenamaroo
Hi there,

Either a compact interface or usb mixer interface would do the job just fine.
If you think the option to ride faders will be useful to you then go with the mixer idea.

How calm is the room?
The two main things that you can't remove from a record are digital clipping and room ambience, so do some test recordings and assess whether you need some absorbent panels or not.

A little bit of rockwool, old skirting boards and an old bed sheet can really go a long way.
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Hi Steenamaroo,

Thanks for your Advice...



but sorry, what you mean by "ride faders", what i understand by googling its moving the key levels of the mixer to get the suitable level of sounds, am I right? is that important for my case since my record is going direct to laptop? no speakers is needed...

And what's the benefit of using mixer while I can edit the sound by any software? its kinda dumb question, sorry... but I'm just asking to make it sure... isn't the interface has better option for my type of recording?

And yes thanks for the link, they present good and cheap idea to create an ambiance room.
 
WhiteBeard said:
but sorry, what you mean by "ride faders",
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Altering the volume levels one the fly. ie whilst recording.
Radio stations are a good example. They have the little mixer on the table and can usually adjust the level of
the talent, guests, music, callers, adverts. etc.

WhiteBeard said:
And what's the benefit of using mixer while I can edit the sound by any software? its kinda dumb question, sorry...
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Not a dumb question at all.

There isn't necessarily one.
Mixers are commonplace in studios that record to analog media, or use extensive outboard effects.
Places that need easily configurable routing and monitoring options and stuff like that.

If none of those appeal to you, or you're not sure, you'd probably get on just fine with a straight up inteface.
 
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